How to Pronounce Urinary Urgency

Say it like this: YOOR-ih-nair-ee UR-jen-see. The first word rhymes with 'tour,' and the second word sounds like 'urgency' in everyday speech. Put the stress (louder sound) on the first syllable of the first word: YOOR.

Urinary means related to or belonging to urine and the system that makes and gets rid of urine in your body. It comes from the Latin word 'urina,' which means urine. You'll see this word in many medical terms, like 'urinary tract' or 'urinary system.'

In medical language, urgency means a sudden, strong feeling that you need to do something right away—in this case, urinate. It's the same as the everyday word 'urgency,' which describes something that feels pressing or can't wait.

The whole phrase has five syllables: U-RI-NAR-Y (4 syllables) + UR-GEN-CY (3 syllables). If you say them together quickly, it sounds like: YOOR-ih-nair-ee UR-jen-see.

Many people put the stress on the second syllable and say 'yur-IN-ary urgency,' but the correct way is to stress the first syllable: YOOR-ih-nair-ee. Another common slip is rushing through 'urinary' too quickly and losing the syllables.

You could say it means 'a sudden, strong need to urinate' or 'feeling like you need to go to the bathroom right now.' It's that pressing feeling even when your bladder might not be very full.

Other medical words with 'urin-' include 'urinalysis' (a urine test), 'urinary tract infection,' and 'urinates' (the verb form). All of these words relate to urine or the urinary system.

Sure! A doctor might say: 'The patient reported experiencing urinary urgency throughout the day.' This sentence uses the term correctly to describe what someone is experiencing.